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Buttermilk fried chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Buttermilk fried chicken

11 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes
Buttermilk fried chicken

We reveal our 'secret recipe' for this takeaway classic - crunchy fried chicken thighs and drumsticks with a spiced coating

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

948
Calories
54g
Protein
27g
Fat
120g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Cayenne 1 tsp (1.8g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1½kg chicken thighs and drumsticks, skin on bone in, any excess skin trimmed
  • 2 x 284ml cartons buttermilk
  • 1 onion , peeled and sliced
  • 200g plain flour
  • groundnut oil , for frying
  • sea salt flakes
  • 3 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp garlic salt
  • 1 tsp celery salt
  • ½ tsp cayenne
  • 1 tsp dried thyme

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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